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From: david@tekig5.UUCP (David Hayes)
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Subject: Re: Urinalysis...Lie Detectors...all th
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Date: Tue, 29-Apr-86 14:00:22 EDT
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Reply-To: david@tekig5.UUCP (David Hayes)
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>     I would like to also add some things about drug testing.  Shortly after
>writing the article, someone here in the computer science department sent me
>a letter via mail that stated that he felt it was ok to hire someone who was
>on LSD.  I would like to say that the government makes drugs illegal based on
>their addictive power.  Marijuana, cocaine, LSD, heroin, and speed are illegal
>because these drugs are addictive to most people.  Alcohol and caffiene are not
>addictive to most people so they are legal.  It is a fact that marijuana stays
>in the bloodstream for nearly a month, so one hit of marijuana will keep you
>high for an entire month.  Since this would keep an employee under its influencethis long, I would not hire anyone who smokes pot.
>
>				       Eric Mading
>				       Computer Science Department
>				       UW-Madison
>
>The standard disclaimer applies.

The scary thing about this stuff is that there are people in power
who have the same misinformed viewpoint as Eric here.

If you have never tried any type of illegal drug, then I suggest you
talk to someone that has.  The notion that you are high for a month
from one hit of pot shows a monumental lack of knowledge.
And alchohol is responsible for more time and money lost in this 
nation than all illegal drugs combined and multiplied by ten.

If I were the president of some company, I'd hire people that do their
job well.  That means I would hire intelligent people.  If their performance
decreased to an undesirable point, then I might ask if there is some
problem that is affecting their work. 
In fact, I would rather hire someone who has a knowledge of drugs and
their affects, better education equals better drug awareness.

If you want to judge people, then judge them on the work they do for you,
not on whether their morals are the same.


dave